SCS News
Financial Statements for 2012 Fiscal YearPosted in SCS Announcements. I have posted the Association's audited financial statements for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2012. I will discuss this report in my own Report of the Executive Director to be published at the end of this month, and I am happy to answer any individual questions that members may have. |
Committee Meetings and Special Events in SeattlePosted in SCS Announcements. We have just posted the schedule of APA committee meetings and special events at the upcoming annual meeting in Seattle. |
Threatened Department at University of PatrasPosted in SCS Announcements. The Greek Ministry of Education is studying a plan to relocate the University of Patras Department of Philology (24 faculty members and highly ranked) to a new university in Kalamata (175 miles away) and blend it with other humanities programs, against the recommendation of a recent external review. The decision will be made on the 15th of this month. Those interested in seeing the petition against this action, which needs a minimum of 454 signatures to be accepted by the Ministry, will find it here: |
APA Awards for 2012Posted in SCS Announcements. The American Philological Association (APA) will present the following awards for 2012 at the Plenary Session of its 144th Annual Meeting in Seattle |
Summary of Comments on Name Change and Further DiscussionPosted in SCS Announcements. As promised earlier, I have prepared the following summary of over 200 responses to my request for comments about the Board's proposal that we consider changing the name of the Association. The Board now wishes to move to a public discussion phase that will inform its deliberations going forward. Our Information Architect Sam Huskey has created a discussion forum so that all with an interest can exchange views and suggest or express preferences for specific names. |
APA Member to Chair ACLS BoardPosted in SCS Announcements. James J. O'Donnell of Georgetown University has been appointed Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) effective January 1, 2013. Prof. O'Donnell has served the APA in many capacities including terms as President and as Vice President for Publications. APA was a founding member of the ACLS in 1919. |
2013 Annual Meeting UpdatesPosted in SCS Announcements. |
APA Holiday Office HoursPosted in SCS Announcements. APA Office Hours: November 2012-January 2013 Following is the schedule for the APA Office through the annual meeting in Seattle. Our regular hours are 8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. |
Seminars at Seattle Annual MeetingPosted in SCS Announcements. Four seminars will take place at the annual meeting in Seattle. Find details of these sessions here along with instructions for requesting seminar papers in advance of the meeting and Program Committee expectations for participants in these sessions. |
Call for Directors: CAMP Staged Reading at Chicago Annual MeetingPosted in SCS Announcements. The Committee on Ancient and Modern Performance invites expressions of interest in directing a staged reading at the 2014 APA meeting in Chicago. CAMP is very proud to sponsor this reading, which has become a tradition. The eleventh annual reading, which will take place at the 2013 APA meeting in Seattle, will be Alcestis, adapted and co-directed by Mark Damen and Mary-Kay Gamel. |